Re: NEWERA -- Compass conversion

On 26 Mar 97 at 9:47, Jacob Salomon wrote: > Billy Wheeler wrote: > > > Q: Why do they call camels "ships of the desert"? > > Billy, are you going to answer that in your next .sig? ;-) Folks, I know this has *nothing* to do with Informix, but I can't believe the response I've had about this silly and _*very*_ old joke!! It seems like nobody's heard it before, so as a public service, here's the punchline: The answer is: "Because they're full of Arabian semen" Please, do not misconstrue this joke as being in any way representitive of what Arabs are really like. Real Arabs are a very friendly and pleasant people, and I've only seen camels on TV here. I think Arabs are far more in love with their cars! :-) Sorry for wasting your time with this mindless trivia. -- Ciao, Billy Vandag is ek in: Kuwait City Q: Why do they call camels "ships of the desert"?